I'm a sucker for a romance movie. I love when people learn and all is a win win. Sometimes we need to feel and this movie can simply do that. This is worth watching if you need a quick pick me up.
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lydiajp16 May 2022
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preciousladyg24 April 2006I watched this movie for the first time during February, 2006 the month for romance.
I, too, loved this movie! I taped it on my DVR and will transfer it to video soon.
If it's available, I may even purchase the video/DVD to avoid the commercials! I found the characters believable and realistic.
I especially liked the look on Dr. Peter's face when his student flirted with him in his class. Priceless!!!
That expression was a clue that he was very good at romanticizing life and love but unsure about himself and love in reality. However, though he was unsure of himself in reality, of course, he wouldn't (or shouldn't) get involved with his student.
Even before that, he uprooted his life for someone who he met, with whom he had a whirlwind romance but limited physical contact after their initial meeting.
Nothing was mentioned about them visiting each other. Most of their romance was by phone and possibly emails.
He romanticized their relationship. The reality was that she had psychological issues big time! Unfortunately, he paid a expensive price to be brought back to reality!!
Also, unlike another reviewer on this board, I can understand why Miles "Boogie" ate the burned pancake. He was so in love with Jenny that he didn't want to hurt her feelings by not eating it!
Plus he was depicted in some ways as unimaginative and somewhat clueless so eating the burned pancake wasn't a stretch.
However, though he may have been unimaginative and unambitious, he was steady, faithful and had been in love with Jenny for years.
Even Jenny's son, Jesse, knew that "Boogie" was right for his mom. Remember the scene at "Boogie's" house when Jesse said that his mom could make her pottery in the barn on the property? Because "Boogie" was a steady presence in Jesse's life, he automatically assumed that he & Jenny would move in "Boggie's" new home.
I was so touched by his offer to Jenny's ex and how his ex dismissed "Boogie".
I wonder if the outcome would have been different if he knew that "Boogie" really DID have the $31,000?
Would he have taken the money and run?
Or would he, with his vanity, taken the money, spent it and stayed in town because he figured that Jenny would ALWAYS be in love with him?
Anyway, I loved the ending.... and I'm glad that it ended well for every body!
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vicarson15 February 2011Depressingly poor direction from Douglas Barr, better known as the veteran co-star of the terrible TV series "Designing Women", is one of the film's major faults.
It also has a most unlikeable syrupy script from Allison Burnett who repeated the crime in her next film "Autumn in New York".
It is sad to see an actress of Kathleen Quinlan's quality wasted in this drivel; Lori Heuring's acting falls way short of the mark.
The only saving grace is Brit television actor Henry Ian Cusick attempting to make a very simple role somewhat complicated. He went on to co-star in the wonderful "Lost" series.
Avoid this at all costs.
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starring-113 June 2004I enjoyed all the actors in this film, and also enjoyed the storyline, which was not as predictable as some romance movies are. There were a number of surprises, and I really enjoyed how the surprises and the choices made by the characters in the film were down-to-earth and made a lot of sense. (Unlike so many romance movies where things are such a stretch.) There were some new faces in this film (new to me), and I enjoyed them all. Lori Heuring brings something very interesting to the screen, as does Quinlan. Oh yeah, there were a few moments not very realistic -- like when Heuring fixes a waffle for the man her mom found for her on the Internet and not knowing how to cook she made the waffle totally black. I thought it was a bit of a stretch both that they served it to him anyway and that he then took a bite of it. But that was one of the only times I didn't believe what I saw. I also enjoyed the numerous relationships in the film, and the mother-daughter relationship was I thought very refreshing, especially in that it was based on more love and mutual respect than I normally see in mother-daughter relationships in film. It would make a great "date movie" too by the way.
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suzie_wong629 December 2005This is a realistic movie, set in the computer age we now find ourselves in, the whole online dating game....I loved all the characters, they were realistic and this is a great movie....I loved the relationship between the mother and the daughter, the whole story line and the family as a whole....it's very refreshing to see a movie that is based so closely on real life event's and I can only imagine how many times a mother has gone to those lengths to ensure her daughter's happiness, but being a mother myself, I can see that there is nothing more important than your children's happiness, even when they are all grown up....so it gives us all hope that there is a true love for us all, maybe even right under our noses, someone who is a friend, confidante, etc...The two main male roles went to great actor's and I just love Kathleen Quinlan....The ending was exactly as I hoped....I really recommend this movie to any and all romantics...
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pvaslinda27 May 2007OK ,so I saw it for the first time about 2 weeks ago,but I have watched it at least 4 times since. What a romantic movie,if only real life was this good. I guess you can see how it is going just by watching the Peter character looking at Tess ,almost from the minute they meet. The fact that she knows the poetry,the sports,everything. The younger couple was interesting as well,I have seen many people blind to what is right in front of them,so it was nice how they resolved their storyline,but,alas,the movie belongs to Peter and Tess. They just do not make enough movies that have that age group(my age group) having any kind of love life,its like life ends at 30 in Hollywood.Too bad they are missing out. I can only hope that it comes out on DVD some day,I would definitely buy it,but for right now I will be happy to play my VHS copy.
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Kathleen Quinlan makes the movie watchable. Her beauty hasn't faded, but has endured. She plays "Tess," the mother of "Jenny," who desperately needs a life after a tumultuous relationship. When Tess secretly decides to "meddle," she gets unexpected results. I admit it, I'm a sucker for romance and this was simple fare with a rewarding payoff. I'm not familiar with the other actors, but each seemed comfortable in their roles and very believable. The child actor was especially refreshing, as he was pivotal, yet not the center of attention very often. Altogether, "Perfect Romance" is a great way to spend a rainy, dreary night, because it will life your spirits and give you hope.
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Kirpianuscus22 May 2018...are the basic motif to see it. sure, the romantic recipe is the same. sure, the unrealistic scenes are not very rare. but it is a film who knows tell , in nice and smart and seductive manner its story. and, after a beginning not real promising, the film has the force and spirit and gift to use well known ingredients of romance for a cute love story about feelings, choices, options, mistakes and...truth. and , without be memorable, it represents what you expect in inspired package. a film about relations. and true love. about family, desires and the step changing, in fundamental way, everything. the best detail - it seems not exactly a story. but a confession . and that transforms it in , for few scenes, a slice from your past.
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sunlily-8702725 July 2019Obvious from the start but still a feel good movie. I'm trying to find out what the song is called when Tess runs into peter while jogging in the woods. It's a female artist with a snappy beat. I'd love to be able to buy this movie....
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amar-3238028 May 2020I didn't enjoy most of it. Somehow it felt so cringy and the scenes that were supposed to make you laugh but didn't cause comedy is just 👎🏻. You can definetly predict lots of the events while watching and that kind a of annoying.
What I liked anout the movie though:
Now, the idea, or at least what I deduced/learned from watching this is that there is no bonderies (age) when it comes to loving someone, after all real love is loving someone for who they are and their essence (mind and soul and heart) so that was a good theme, even though *and yes I admit it* has always been sort of ageist when it comes to romantic relationship and it changed how I think about that.
So, yeah that's that.